MP Home Minister advises ‘flop actor’ Arjun Kapoor to focus on his acting than threatening public
18 Aug 2022 15:48:53
New Delhi, August 18: Arjun Kapoor’s statement expressing disappointment over the boycotting of Bollywood films is getting a lot of criticism and Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra has termed Kapoor’s statement as a threat to public.
"Actors targeting Hinduism in their films and supporters of the Tukde-Tukde gang should not try to threaten the public," he added. "Can they use abusive language for any other religion and demean the gods of any other religion? You do this all with the Sanatan Dharma and threaten the people when they boycott your films. Wait, Arjun Ji. Now the public has become aware.”
Talking about the cancel culture on social media affecting Bollywood, Kapoor added, "We tolerated a little too much. Now people are used to it." Post his comments around the boycott trend, Kapoor is being brutally trolled online.
The boycott trend, of late, seems to have affected Bollywood badly. While a huge negative campaign ran against Aamir Khan`s `Laal Singh Chaddha` over the film`s lead actor`s 2015 remark around growing intolerance, Akshay Kumar`s `Raksha Bandhan` too faced the boycott heat as trolls dug out the film`s writer Kanika Dhillon`s tweets.
Moreover, boycott 'Vikram Vedha' also was trending on social media as the film`s lead actor Hrithik Roshan supported 'Laal Singh Chaddha'.
Mishra called Arjun Kapoor a ‘flop and frustrated actor’ and suggested that he should focus on his acting skills than standing by ‘Tukde Tukde Gang’.
While answering a question about Arjun Kapoor’s reaction to boycott trends against Bollywood, Mishra said in a press conference, “Now if a flop actor threatens the public, I do not believe it is right. I think it will be better if instead of threatening the public, he focuses on his acting."
"Actors targeting Hinduism in their films and supporters of the Tukde-Tukde gang should not try to threaten the public," he added. "Can they use abusive language for any other religion and demean the gods of any other religion? You do this all with the Sanatan Dharma and threaten the people when they boycott your films. Wait, Arjun Ji. Now the public has become aware.”
Earlier, in an interview, Arjun Kapoor said, "I think we made a mistake by being silent for so long. Our decency was taken as our weakness. We always believe in alet the work speak for itself, all this doesn`t matter."
The boycott trend, of late, seems to have affected Bollywood badly. While a huge negative campaign ran against Aamir Khan`s `Laal Singh Chaddha` over the film`s lead actor`s 2015 remark around growing intolerance, Akshay Kumar`s `Raksha Bandhan` too faced the boycott heat as trolls dug out the film`s writer Kanika Dhillon`s tweets.
Moreover, boycott 'Vikram Vedha' also was trending on social media as the film`s lead actor Hrithik Roshan supported 'Laal Singh Chaddha'.